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3 Super-Little, Super-Caloric Desserts (and Their Tasty Alternatives)

We ordered pizza online a little while ago and, for whatever reason, clicked “yes” to Domino’s “Would you like to try an order of Lava Crunch Cakes?” prompt. It wasn’t until after we’d finished those bad boys in two bites—each was smaller than a hockey puck—that I looked up their nutritional information. The news wasn’t great.

You guessed it: one of the tiny desserts packs a walloping 350 calories. And I was okay with it, because it’s not like I expected any kind of chocolate cake that’s filled with gooey chocolate sauce to be diet food. But the experience just underscored something that I occasionally pretend to forget: Little foods aren’t necessarily light foods.

With summer come beautiful fruits and berries, which satisfy every one of your sweet teeth without having to crunch numbers in the calorie game. You can really eat your fill. But! Sometimes you might want a little something else. And it’s always nice when the “little something” that you choose is the better choice.

Here are a few small sweets that pack in more calories than you might expect—and some healthier alternatives.